Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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18-Thespian Society brings new members into the club at a formal initiation. 21-Cissna Park bows to Watseka. 21-End of first semester. Weire half-way through. 24-29-Warriors take first place in County Tourna- ment at Central making it three times in three years. FEBRUARY 1-Assembly program to help the victorious War- riors celebrate. 1-Pontiac beats Watseka 82-70. 4-Watseka plays at Paxton in an exciting game. MARCH 1-4-Regional Tournament at Watseka. Good luck Warriors! 4-End of 4th six weeks. 7-County Institute. Donit you just love these? 21-Band music festival at Milford. APRIL 1-Dramatic Club play. Don't you wish you could act? 7-End of 5th six weeks. 8-Good Friday. No school. Calendar 5-Momence travels to Watseka to attempt a victory. 8-Warriors go to Milford to play a game that should be an easy scalpiug for them. 9-FFA entertain FHA at a joint party. 11-Gibson City and Watseka battle it out on Watseka's floor. 11- Deep in my Heart' is the theme for a lovely Valentine's dance sponsored by the Broadcaster Staff. 15-Warriors try for another victory at St. Anne. 18-Rantoul challenges VVatseka in another exciting game. 22-Watseka plays against Bradley here. 27 11-No school. 28 -Glen Ellyn Band Assembly program. MAY 6-junior-senior prom. Ah, what a magic night! 17-FHA girls prepare a banquet for their mothers. 22-Baccalaureate. 23-Seniors complete exams. Their last day of school. 23-Awards are given to seniors at the annual Award Night. 26-Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors begin their final exams. finally made it. -Commencement. After four years of work, we

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6-FFA square dance in high school gym. 18-W Club initiation. Remember the taste of that gooey mixture, boys? 19-Library Club members get together at a pot- luck supper. 23-WCHS's band plays for public at band concert. 24-Warriors drop first basketball game of the season to Unity of Tolono 55-51. 25-28-Thanksgiving vacation. What delicious tur- keyl 30-Warriors shine at Hoopeston and come home victorious. Watseka beats Gilman 65-52. Tod Cyrus gives Iroquois County teen-agers a free dance. Band and mixed ensemble Christmas concert. Central drops game to Watseka 56-42. Gala GAA Christmas dance. What an evening! -Beginning of Christmas vacation. Can't wait for Santa Claus to cime. 27-30-Paxton Holiday tournament. Watseka War- riors go all the way to the finish only to lose last game to Rantoul. Calendar DECEMBER IANUARY 3-Paxton beats VVatseka in a very exciting game. 4-Illinois State Normal Round-up for prospective freshmen. 6-About 250 juniors and seniors in Iroquois County attend College Night in WCHS,s gym. 9-Junior class actors and actresses perform at annual play, Best Foot Forward. 10-Warriors are victorious over Gibson City 60-48. 11-Onarga Military School bows to Watseka 60-50. 13-Library! Club entertains all the club members at a C ristmas party in the Library. 14-FFA boys treat their parents at the FFA Parent-Son Banquet. V791 -Back to school. How easily we forget what was studied before vacation! -Warriors trample Sheldon 82-60. 7-Watseka gets revenge on Rantoul with a vic- torious 85-74 score. -Freshman class sponsors skating party for all of us. -Watseka scalps Hoopeston in double overtime thriller. 15-Warriors gain easy victory over OMS.

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Chorus The choral groups this year were under the direction of Miss Marilyn Gotner. The department consisted of a mixed ensemble, girls, chorus, and a girls oetette. During the year they presented several entertaining programs. . ,,,.-1 5 Qftffofaeee SAY Left to right: First row-Edna Tincher, Judy Griee, Nanita Patterson, Janet llershbergcr, Judy Edwards, Sharon Cassell, Sharon Barragree, Dianne Thomas, Sandra Jewell, Marilyn Leh- man, and Shirley Meyer. Second row-Miss Cotner, Doroth' Horton, Joyce Johns son, Judy Craven, Janice Stallarch Clarice Tuttle, Linda Thorp, Shirley Harrington, Rosemary Hofer, Pat Lciding. Marilynn Keene, Nancy Grant, and Judy Ebeling. Third row-Jane Davis, Kay Evans, Carol Harrison, Vir- ginia Badger, Betty Ponton, Gayle Ifland, Marilynne ff Iiland, Dianne Ferry, Donna Bunn, Betty Watts, Phyllis Yarno, Judy Williams, Sharon Lake, Joan Beckman, Joyce Bell, Connie Segur, Ann Stanley, Leah Hurd, Diane XVinslow, and Elizabeth Iless. Top row-Phylis Seibring, Nancy Sears, Phyllais Gossett, Catherine Ziehe, Sue Bartlett, Kay O'Brien, Janet Flesher, Pat Boughton, Rose Marie Roberts, Pat Miller, Bar- bara Margolis, Gloria Anderson, Pat NViggleton, Joyce Bright, Karen Hanson, Carol Kane, Joan Hershberger, Mar Shep ward, Barbara Reynolds, Margo Mase, Joan Dooley, and Anne Eastburn. i81l